Download pdf - Comment Codes and Text - CSAC...Aug 16, 2017 · 2018-2019 Cal ISIR Comment Codes and Text Comment codes are similar to federal comment codes Updated 08/16/17 Cal ISIR Comment Code

2018-2019 Cal ISIR Comment Codes and Text Comment codes are similar to federal comment codes

Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code

Cal ISIR Comment Text Definition Notes/

Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

0 No further action is needed. See Section III – Next Steps

below.

1 Resolve the following issue(s); if these issue(s) remain

unresolved, you may be unable to receive financial aid

consideration.

Heading

Comment

6 If you need to make corrections to your information, you

can make them online at www.caldreamact.org. You

must use your User ID and password to retrieve your CA

Dream Act Application. If you need additional help with

your application, contact the Customer Relations Branch

at the California Student Aid Commission Mon-Fri from

8:00 am to 4:45 pm at 1-888-224-7268 or by email at

[email protected]. If your mailing address

or email address changes, you need to make the correction

on your Dream Act Application.

General instructions

18 You must provide us with your date of birth. Missing or invalid Date of

Birth

5 Resolution required.

Correct the Date of Birth.

23 Filler

http://www.caldreamact.org/

mailto:[email protected]


Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

30 Filler

31 Filler

45 You reported a Social Security Number (SSN) or

Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) for both

parent 1 and parent 2 but also reported that their marital

status is not married.

You should only report the SSN or ITIN for the parent or

stepparent whose financial information is reported on your

CA Dream Act Application.

Parent’s marital status is

not married and SSNs are

provided for both parent 1

and parent 2.

No resolution required.

Either correct parent marital status or eliminate the

appropriate parent SSN information.


Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

47 There are issues with your CA Dream Act Application that

need to be resolved before your eligibility can be

determined. Be sure to read all the comment codes listed on

this page, review your application and make any necessary

corrections to your CA Dream Act Application.

Dependent rejected record

general instructions

49 You must report a valid Social Security Number (SSN) or

Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN), name,

and date of birth for parent 1 and parent 2. If your parent

does not have an SSN or ITIN, you must correct the

number to all zeroes.

Match with SSA was not

conducted on either

parent Dependent student

and one of SSN, Last

Name, or Date of Birth is

missing for both parents


Correct the SSN, name, and/or Date of Birth for

parent 1 and/or parent 2 to achieve a full match for

at least one parent.

If parents do not have an SSN, provide zeros or

confirm by re-entering the zeros.

50 There are issues with your CA Dream Act Application that

need to be resolved before your eligibility can be

determined. Be sure to read all the comment codes listed on

this page, review your application and make any necessary

corrections to your CA Dream Act Application.

Independent rejected

record general

instructions

57 Filler

62 You reported the date of your marital status to be after the

date you completed your application. You must report your

marital status as of the date you submit your application.

Please review the marital status questions and make the

necessary corrections.

Student’s marital status

date is greater than the

date the application was

signed

4 Resolution required

If the Student’s Marital Status Date is after the date

the application was originally signed, correct the

Student’s Marital Status.

69 Review your date of birth and either confirm the date you

have reported by re-entering it or make the necessary

correction.

Updated year

reference

Date of birth year

equals 1900 through

1943

A Resolution required.

Confirm (re-enter the same value) or correct the

Date of Birth.


Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

70 You reported that you will either have a bachelor’s degree

by July 1, 2018 or will be working on a degree beyond a

bachelor’s degree. Graduate students are eligible for some

types of financial aid, but not for the state Cal Grant. If you

are a graduate student, check with your college Financial

Aid Office. If you are still pursuing your first

undergraduate degree, please go back and check your

answer on questions 29 and 30.

Updated year

reference

from 2017 to

2018

Graduate student No resolution required.

72 Review your date of birth and either confirm the date you

have reported by re-entering it or make the necessary

correction.

Updated year

reference

from 2001 to

2002

Independent student and

date of birth equals

09/01/2002 or greater,

and date of birth is not

equal to or greater than

current year

B Resolution required.

Confirm (re-enter the same value) or correct the

Date of Birth.

75 You should not update your marital status if your marital

status changes after you sign and submit your original

application. You should only change this item if you made

a mistake in reporting your correct marital status on your

original application.

Student’s marital status

corrected

82 We recently received an application with no name from

this address. The applicant must provide a full name on the

CA Dream Act Application.

Rejected for no name on

application


Provide the following:

Student’s Last Name and/or Student’s First Name

or confirm a blank First or Last Name field if the

student actually has only one name.


Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

83 You reported that your parent(s) did file or will file a

2016 income tax return but also reported that Parent 1

does not have a Social Security Number or Individual

Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). Please review

your answers and make any necessary corrections. To

confirm any entry on any application field, retype the

information in the field and save the application. Then,

re-sign the application and submit it.

Updated tax

year reference

from 2015 to

2016

Parent 1 SSN or ITIN

contains all zeroes and is

reported as a tax filer

J Resolution required.

Enter the parent 1 SSN or ITIN or confirm that

parent 1 does not have an SSN or ITIN by re-

entering all zeros.

84 You reported that your parent(s) did file or will file a

2016 income tax return but also reported that Parent 2

does not have a Social Security Number or Individual

Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN). Please review

your answers and make any necessary corrections. To

confirm any entry on any application field, retype the


re-sign the application and submit it.

Updated tax

year reference

from 2015 to

2016

Parent 2 SSN or ITIN

contains all zeroes and


K Resolution required.

Enter the parent 2 SSN or ITIN or confirm that

parent 2 does not have an SSN or ITIN by re-

entering all zeros.

85 We assumed your parent(s) did file or will file a 2016

income tax return. Please review this item. If you need to

make corrections, go now to the Corrections Tab or later to

www.caldreamact.org, open your application and make the


Updated tax

year reference

from 2015 to

2016

Parents assumed tax filers

because AGI is positive

or negative value, tax

return status

is blank, and type of tax

87 We assumed your parent(s) did not file and will not file

a 2016 income tax return. Please review this item.

Updated tax

year reference

from 2015 to

2016

Parents assumed non-tax

filers because AGI is

blank or zero, tax return

status is blank, and type

of tax return is blank

89 Review your parents’ marital status. If your parents are not

married, provide only the income for

the parent who supports you.

Parents are reported as

unmarried but two

parental incomes are

reported


Review and correct Parent’s Marital Status or at

least one of the following fields: Parent 1 Income

From Work or Parent 2 Income From Work.



Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

91 It appears you reported the same income amount for more

than one of your parent(s) income questions. Please check

the values for the question, “How much did you earn from

working” as well as the tax form related questions. The tax

form related questions can be viewed only by indicating

that your parents have or will file taxes on the Parent Tax

Information screen. If you inadvertently stated your parents

would file a tax return and entered that data, please remove

that data BEFORE you update the question stating your

parents actually did not file a tax return.

Parents AGI and

Worksheet fields equal


than one of your income questions. Please check the values

for these questions. The tax form related questions can be

viewed only by indicating that you have or will file taxes on

the student Tax Information screen. If you inadvertently

stated you would file a tax return and entered that data,

please remove that data BEFORE you update the question

stating you actually did not file a tax return.

Independent Student

income fields equal


than one of your income questions. Please check the values

for these questions. The tax form related questions can be

viewed only by indicating that you have or will file taxes on

the student Tax Information screen. If you inadvertently

stated you would file a tax return and entered that data,

please remove that data if you actually did not file a tax

return.

Dependent Student

income fields equal


Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

94 It appears you reported the same adjusted gross income

amount for you and your parent(s). Review your entries

and make any necessary corrections. The student and

parent tax form related questions can be viewed only by

indicating the student or parent have or will file taxes on

the student and parent Tax Information screens. If you

inadvertently stated you or your parents will file a tax

return and entered that data, please remove that data if you

or your parents actually did not file a tax return.

Student AGI equal to

Parent AGI

95 We assumed you did file or will file a 2016 income

tax return.

Updated tax

year reference

from 2015 to

2016

Student assumed tax filer

because AGI is positive

or negative value,

tax return status

is blank, and type of tax

return is blank

96 You have reported the same amount for the Parent 1 and

Parent 2 income. Please review these items

Parents Income and

Worksheet fields equal

97 We assumed you did not file and will not file a 2016

income tax return. If this is not correct, please update

this item.

Updated tax

year reference

from 2015 to

2016

Student assumed non-tax

filer because AGI is blank

or zero,

tax return status is blank,

and type of tax return is

blank

98 You have reported the same amount for your income and

your spouse’s income. Please review these items.

Student’s income equal to

Spouse’s income


Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

99 Review your marital status. You should report income for a

spouse only if you were married and not separated as of the

date you signed and submitted your CA Dream Act

Application. Please note: if you were separated or divorced

as of the date you signed your CA Dream Act Application,

we will need only your income, even if a joint tax return

was filed.

Independent student

reported as unmarried but

two incomes are reported


Review and correct Student’s Marital Status or at

least one of the following fields:

Student’s Income Earned From Work or Spouse’s

Income Earned From Work.

106 You have corrected information on your CA Dream Act

Application more than 10 times. Before submitting another

correction, contact your financial aid office for assistance.

More than 10 transactions

108 Your parent DID NOT sign your CA Dream Act

Application after you submitted it. At least one parent must

sign to complete the CA Dream Act Application. Your

parent can sign right now by clicking the green Parent

Signature button at the top of this page. If your parent will

sign at a later time, he/she can do so electronically at

www.caldreamact.org by clicking the “Provide Signature”

icon. For your parent to access your application and provide

his/her signature, your parent will also need to your CA

Dream Act ID# or DACA SSN, his/her name and date of

birth reported on the application. Each time you submit

corrections, your parent will have to re-sign the application.

Missing parent signature

on Dream Act Application

or corrections.


Signature correction must be made on the online

Dream Act Application or a printed signature page

and resubmitted to the Student Aid Commission.



Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

110 We have not received the signature page for your CA

Dream Act Application. You must sign and return a

signature page before we can determine your eligibility

for state student aid.

Missing student signature

on Web application


Signature correction must be made on a printed

signature page and resubmitted to the Student Aid

Commission or can be corrected electronically.

111 The amount you reported for your parents’ income tax is

equal to or greater than the amount you reported for their

adjusted gross income. Review questions 89 and 90 and

make the necessary corrections.

Parents’ Taxes Paid is

greater than zero and

equal to or greater than

AGI


Correct Parents’ Taxes Paid or AGI.

113 We assumed the value for number in college based on your

parents’ marital status and number of family members.

Your parents should not be included in the number in

college. Please review this item.

Parents’ number in

college assumed to be less

than the number reported

114 The amount you reported for your income taxes is equal to

or greater than the amount you reported for your adjusted

gross income. Review these items and make the necessary

corrections.

Independent Student and

Taxes Paid is greater than

zero and equal to or

greater than AGI


Correct Student’s Taxes Paid or AGI.

117 We assumed certain information that is used to determine

eligibility for state financial aid. If our assumptions are

correct, do not change them. If they are incorrect, you need

to make the necessary corrections.

Assumption made for one

or more fields


Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

119 You corrected the date of your marital status to be after the

date you submitted your application. Your marital status

should only be changed if it was reported incorrectly on

the date the CA Dream Act Application was originally

submitted, or if a Financial Aid Administrator has

instructed you to update this information. Review your

marital status responses and make the necessary corrections

or contact your Financial Aid Administrator for assistance.

Marital Status Date is

between the application

date and transaction date

21 Resolution Required

Student should correct Student’s Marital Status and

Marital Status Date and make the necessary

corrections or have the Financial Aid Administrator

set reject override 21.

121 It appears you have reported the same amount for your

parents’ cash, savings, and checking accounts and your

parents’ real estate/investment net worth. Review these

items and make the necessary corrections.

Parent asset fields equal


cash, savings, and checking accounts and your real

estate/investment net worth. Review these items and make

the necessary corrections.

Dependent student asset

fields equal


cash, savings, and checking accounts and your real

estate/investment net worth. Review these items and make


Independent student asset

fields equal


Updated 08/16/17

126 You reported that your parents will not file an income tax

return, but the amount you reported for your parents’

income appears to be over the minimum amount required

to file a tax return. Please review items 63, 84, 92 and 93

and make the necessary corrections.

Updated

income

amounts

A non-tax filer is

reporting an income

that is above the IRS

filing requirement

20 Resolution Required

Review and correct the appropriate set of data from

the following:

Student's Tax return completed status or student's

income

or

Parents' tax return completed status or income for

parent 1 and parent 2


Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

128 It is too late for you to make corrections or give us any

more information for the 2018-19 year. We must have your

corrected application no later than June 28, 2019. If it is

later than June 28, 2019, you must contact your financial

aid office for assistance.

Updated year

reference

129 You must provide all of your parent(s)’ income

information. If they do not have income in any category,

please enter zero (0).

Dependent student and

incomplete income

information provided


Provide Student and Spouse (if married) Taxed and

Untaxed Income.

130 You must provide all of your income information. If you

do not have income in any category, please enter zero (0).


incomplete income

information provided


Provide Parents’ Taxed and Untaxed

Income.

131 You reported that you will not file an income tax return,

but the amount you reported for you (and your spouse’s)

income appears to be over the minimum amount required

to file a tax return. Please review items 18, 32, 39, 40 and

99 and make the necessary corrections.

Updated

income

amounts

A non-tax filer is

reporting an income

that is above the IRS

filing requirement

20 If the student is independent, review and correct at

least one of the following:

Student's tax return completed status or income

for the student and spouse

148 We assumed the number in college should be one. Your

parents should not be included in the number in college.

Parents’ number in

college assumed to be less

than the number reported.

149 Based on the information we have on record for you, your

Expected Family Contribution (EFC) is <EFC>. You may

be eligible to receive state financial aid. Your school will

use your EFC to determine your financial aid eligibility for

state campus based financial aid

Comment text

is printed on

the Dream Act

Application

Confirmation


Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

150 You must provide asset information for you and your

parent(s). Review these items and make the necessary

corrections.

Dependent student did not

meet Simplified Needs

Test criteria and

supplemental asset data

left blank

If the student is

dependent, the response

can be blank only if the

student meets the

simplified needs test or

qualifies for an automatic

zero Expected Family

Contribution (EFC)


Provide the following: Parents’ Cash, Savings, and

Checking; Parents’ Real Estate/Investment Net

Worth and Parents’ Business/Investment Farm Net

Worth.

151 You must provide your asset information. Review these


Independent student did

not meet Simplified

Needs Test (SNT)

criteria, SNT not met and

supplemental asset data

left blank

If the student is

independent the response

can be blank only if the

student meets the

simplified needs test or

qualifies for an automatic

zero Expected Family

Contribution (EFC)


Provide the following:

Student’s Cash, Savings and Checking; Student’s

Real Estate/Investment Net Worth and Student’s

Business/Investment Farm Net Worth.


Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

152 The amount you reported for your income tax is equal to or

greater than the amount you reported for your adjusted

gross income. Review questions 36 and 37 and make the


Dependent Student and


zero and equal to or

greater than AGI


Correct or confirm (re-enter the same value)

Student’s Taxes Paid or AGI.

153 The amount you reported for your income tax appears to be

over the allowable amount based on what you reported for

your adjusted gross income. Review these items and make


Dependent student’s


zero, and greater than or

equal to a fixed

percentage of the AGI,

but not equal to or

greater than AGI

G Resolution required.

Confirm (re-enter the same value) or correct Taxes

Paid and Adjusted Gross Income.

154 The amount you reported for your parents’ income tax

appears to be over the allowable amount based on what you

reported for their adjusted gross income. Review these


Parent’s Taxes Paid is


greater than or equal to a

fixed percentage of the

AGI, but not equal to or

greater than AGI

C Resolution required.



155 The amount you reported for your income tax appears to be

over the allowable amount based on what you reported for

your adjusted gross income. Review these items and make


Student’s Taxes Paid is


greater than or equal to a

fixed percentage of the

AGI, but not equal to or

greater than AGI

C Resolution required.




Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

156 If your parents have now completed a 2016 tax return, you

should correct your information to reflect the income and

tax information reported on their tax return. You may

make corrections to your information online at

www.caldreamact.org. If your parents have not yet

completed their tax return, but will be doing so, you must

correct this report to reflect the income and tax information

reported on their tax return once it is filed.

Updated

year

reference

from 2015

to 2016

Parents’ tax filing status is

will file

157 If you have now completed your 2016 tax return, you

should correct your information to reflect the income and

tax information reported on your tax return. You may make

corrections to your information online at

www.caldreamact.org. If you have not yet completed your

tax return, you must correct this report to reflect the

income and tax information reported on your tax return

once it is filed.

Updated year

reference from

2015 to 2016

Student’s tax filing status

is will file

164 You reported that your parent(s) did file or will file a 2016

income tax return but also reported that Parent 1 and Parent

2 do not have Social Security Numbers (SSN) or

Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN). Please

review your answers and make any necessary corrections.

To confirm any entry on any application field, retype the


resign the application and submit it. Your parent must also

sign and submit the application.

Updated year

reference from

2015 to 2016

Comment is printed

instead of printing

comments 83 and

84 together

J and K Resolution required.

168 You must provide answers for your parents’ marital status

and number of family members.

Dependent student and

marital status and number

of family members are

blank


Review and correct Parents’ Marital Status and

Parents’ Number of Family Members.

http://www.fafsa.gov/

















Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

169 You must provide answers for your marital status and

number of family members.


marital status and number

of family members are

blank


Review and correct Student’s Marital Status and

Student’s Number of Family Members.

170 Your CA Dream Act Application has been selected for a

review process called verification. Your school has the

authority to request copies of certain financial documents

from you and your parent(s).

Selected for verification,

dependent

171 Your CA Dream Act Application has been selected for a

review process called verification. Your school has the

authority to request copies of certain financial documents

from you (and your spouse).

Selected for verification,

independent

175 You reported that you are married and have dependents

other than a spouse, but you also reported that your number

of family members is 2. These answers are inconsistent.

Please review these items and make the necessary

corrections.

Dependency, marital

status, and number of

family members

inconsistent

176 You reported that you do not have children or other legal

dependents, but you also reported that your number of

family members is greater than 2. These answers are

inconsistent. Please review these items and make the


Dependency, legal

dependents and number of

family members

inconsistent

177 You reported that you are not married and do not have

children or other legal dependents, but you also reported

that your number of family members is 2. Please review

these items and make the necessary corrections.

Dependency, legal

dependents, number of

family members, and

marital status inconsistent

178 Review the number of family members you have reported

and either confirm your answer by re-entering it or make

the necessary correction.

Dependent with large

number of family

members

W Resolution required.

Confirm (re-enter the same value) or correct

Parents’ Number of Family Members.


Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

179 Review the number of family members you have reported

and either confirm your answer by re-entering it or make

the necessary correction.

Independent with large

number of family

members

W Resolution required.

Confirm (re-enter the same value) or correct

Student’s Number of Family Members.

273 You changed the answer to your parents’ income, income

taxes paid, or exemptions. If your parents have completed

their 2016 tax return, you should also change the answer

to the tax return question to indicate their tax return has

been completed.

Updated year

reference from

2015 to 2016

Parent

corrections to tax

fields with estimated tax

return

274 You changed the answer to your income, income taxes

paid, or exemptions. If you have completed your 2016 tax

return, you should also change the answer to the tax

return question to indicate your tax return has been

completed.

Updated year

reference from

2015 to 2016

Student corrections to tax

fields with estimated tax

return

275 No longer used

277 Your parent was issued a State Student Aid PIN to sign

your 2018-2019 CA Dream Act Application. The PIN can

be requested by going to “Sign a Student Application” at

caldreamact.org. Your parent should not share the PIN with

anyone. Your parent must use the PIN to sign the

application again each time you make corrections to your

application. Your corrections will not process until your

parent signs and submits. Your parent will use the same

PIN each year that you renew your CA Dream Act

Application (as a dependent student).

Updated year

reference

from 2017-

2018 to

2018-2019

Parent PIN confirmed







Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

286 We assumed the total amount for your parents’ income

deductions to be zero in order to calculate your eligibility

because the amounts you reported in your parent(s)

Additional Financial Information are high, based on the

other income amounts you reported. If our assumption is

correct, no further action is required. If it is incorrect, you

need to confirm your answers or make the necessary

corrections to your parent(s) Additional Financial

Information.

Parents Worksheet A

Total assumed

287 We assumed the total amount for your income deductions

to be zero in order to calculate your eligibility because the

amounts you reported in your Additional Financial

Information are high, based on the other income amounts

you reported. If our assumption is correct, no further action

is required. If it is incorrect, you need to confirm your

answers or make the necessary corrections to your

Additional Financial Information.

Dependent student’s

Worksheet A Total

assumed

288 We assumed the total amount for your income deductions

to be zero in order to calculate your eligibility because the

amounts you reported in your Additional Financial

Information are high, based on the other income amounts

you reported. If our assumption is correct, no further action

is required. If it is incorrect, you need to confirm your

answers or make the necessary corrections to your

Additional Financial Information.

Independent student’s

Worksheet A Total

assumed


Updated 08/16/17

Cal ISIR

Comment

Code


Changes

Reason for

Comment

Reject

Code

Action Needed

297 You indicated that you were homeless or at risk of being

homeless. Since you are over the age of 21, only your

Financial Aid Administrator can make the determination

that you meet the homeless conditions, so we have assumed

the answer to other homeless determinant questions to be

‘No’. You should contact your financial aid office for

assistance in determining your status.

Assumption for Homeless

Youth questions

301 You did not report whether or not you will have your first

bachelor’s degree by July 1, 2018. You need to provide an

answer for this item.

Updated year

reference

from 2017 to

2018

Blank Bachelor’s

Degree

302 You have changed your marital status or your marital status

date to a new response. The answer to these questions must

be your marital status as of the date you initially signed and

submitted your CA Dream Act Application. If your answers

do not reflect your status as of the date you initially

submitted your CA Dream Act Application, you need to

make a correction to one or both of these items.

Student’s Marital Status

or Marital Status Date

corrected

308 You have changed your parents’ marital status or your

parents’ marital status date to a new response. The answer

to these questions must be your parents’ marital status as of

the date you initially signed and submitted your CA Dream

Act Application. Unless a Financial Aid Administrator has

instructed you to update this information, you need to make

a correction to one or both of these items if your answers

do not reflect your parents’ status as of the date you

initially submitted your CA Dream Act Application.

Parents’ Marital Status or

Marital Status Date

corrected

Updated 08/01/17

2018-2019 Cal ISIR Comment Codes and Text Summary of Changes for Version 8/1/17

Addition of new Comment Codes:

Addition of Reject Codes Table (next page)

Updated 08/01/17

Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each

Reject Code

Cmt.

Code

Reject Reason

Action

1 150,

151

Student did not meet Simplified Needs Test

criteria and supplemental asset data left blank

If dependent provide the following:

Parents’ Cash, Savings, and Checking; Parents’ Real Estate/Investment Net Worth and Parents’


If independent provide the following:

Student’s Cash, Savings and Checking; Student’s Real Estate/Investment Net Worth and Student’s


2 129,

130

Incomplete income information provided If independent provide Student and Spouse (if married) Taxed and Untaxed Income.

If dependent provide Parents’ Taxed and Untaxed

Income.

3 114,

152

Dependent Student and Taxes Paid is greater than

zero and equal to or greater than AGI

Correct or confirm (re-enter the same value) Student’s Taxes Paid or AGI.

4 62 Student’s marital status date is greater than the

date the application was signed

If the Student’s Marital Status Date is after the date the application was originally signed, correct the

Student’s Marital Status.

5 18 Missing or invalid Date of Birth Correct the Date of Birth.

9 49, 387 Match with SSA was not conducted on either

parent. Dependent student and one of SSN, Last

Name, or Date of Birth is missing for both parents

Correct the SSN, name, and/or Date of Birth for parent 1 and/or parent 2 to achieve a full match for at least

one parent.

If parents do not have an SSN, provide zeros or confirm by re-entering the zeros.

10 168,

169

Marital status and number of family members are

blank

If dependent, review and correct Parents’ Marital Status and Parents’ Number of Family Members.

If independent, review and correct Student’s Marital Status and Student’s Number of Family Members.

11 89, 99 Parents are reported as unmarried but two parental

incomes are reported

If dependent, review and correct Parent’s Marital Status or at least one of the following fields: Parent 1

Income From Work or Parent 2 Income From Work.

If independent, Review and correct Student’s Marital Status or at least one of the following fields:

Student’s Income Earned From Work or Spouse’s Income Earned From Work.

12 111 Parents’ Taxes Paid is greater than zero and equal

to or greater than AGI

Correct Parents’ Taxes Paid or AGI.

Updated 08/01/17

Table of Reject Codes and How to Respond to Each

Reject Code

Cmt.

Code

Reject Reason

Action

13 82 Rejected for no name on application Provide the following:

Student’s Last Name and/or Student’s First Name or confirm a blank First or Last Name field if the student

actually has only one name.

15 108 Missing parent signature on Dream Act

Application or corrections.

Signature correction must be made on the online Dream Act Application or a printed signature page and

resubmitted to the Student Aid Commission.

16 110 Missing student signature on Web application Signature correction must be made on a printed signature page and resubmitted to the Student Aid

Commission or can be corrected electronically.

20 126,

131

A non-tax filer is reporting an income that is

above the IRS filing requirement

Review and correct the appropriate set of data from the following: Student's Tax return completed status or

student's income or Parents' tax return completed status or income for parent 1 and parent 2

21 119 Marital Status Date is between the application

date and transaction date

Student should correct Student’s Marital Status and Marital Status Date and make the necessary corrections

or have the Financial Aid Administrator set reject override 21.

A 69 Date of birth year equals 1900 through 1943 Confirm (re-enter the same value) or correct the Date of Birth.

B 72 Independent student and date of birth equals

09/01/2002 or greater, and date of birth is not

equal to or greater than current year

Confirm (re-enter the same value) or correct the Date of Birth.

C 154,

155

Taxes Paid is greater than zero and greater than or

equal to a fixed percentage of the AGI, but not

equal to or greater than AGI

Confirm (re-enter the same value) or correct Taxes Paid and Adjusted Gross Income.

G 153 Dependent student’s Taxes Paid is greater than

zero, and greater than or equal to a fixed

percentage of the AGI, but not equal to or greater

Confirm (re-enter the same value) or correct Taxes Paid and Adjusted Gross Income.

J 83 Parent 1 SSN or ITIN contains all zeroes and is


Enter the parent 1 SSN or ITIN or confirm that parent 1 does not have an SSN or ITIN by re- entering all

zeros.

K 84 Parent 2 SSN or ITIN contains all zeroes and


Enter the parent 2 SSN or ITIN or confirm that parent 2 does not have an SSN or ITIN by re- entering all

zeros.

W 178,

179

Unusually large number of family members If dependent, confirm (re-enter the same value) or correct Parents’ Number of Family Members.

If independent, confirm (re-enter the same value) or correct Student’s Number of Family Members.